She's My Rock

"She's My Rock" is a song written by Gene Dobbins. It was first recorded by Stoney Edwards on his 1973 album She's My Rock. Edwards' version peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

The song is sometimes recorded by female artists. In these cases, the song becomes "He's My Rock," with the genders changed as appropriate.

Regardless of the song's title -- either "He's My Rock" or "She's My Rock" -- the song retains the same subject matter: A person who is aware of the seedy past of his/her now-spouse and -- when confronted with the facts -- strongly defending him/her and warning the antagonist to back off because of his/her own unflattering character.

Cover versions

Brenda Lee covered the song as "He's My Rock" for her 1975 album, Sincerely. Lee's rendition peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

Olivia Newton-John also covered the song as "He's My Rock" on her 1975 album Clearly Love. Though her version was not a single on its own, it did become the B-side of her #13 Billboard Hot 100 and #1 Adult Contemporary hit of that year, "Something Better to Do."

George Jones released a cover of the song in August 1984 as the first single from his album Ladies' Choice. Jones' version reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in December 1984^[1] and No. 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada in January 1985.^[2]

Chart performance

Stoney Edwards

Chart (1972–1973)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	20
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	43

Brenda Lee

Chart (1975)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	8
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	10

George Jones

Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Preceded by "Chance of Lovin' You" by Earl Thomas Conley	RPM Country Tracks number-one single January 5, 1985	Succeeded by "The Best Year of My Life" by Eddie Rabbitt

References

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

v t e Brenda Lee

Albums	Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! Brenda Lee This Is...Brenda Emotions All the Way Sincerely, Brenda Lee All Alone Am I ..."Let Me Sing" Brenda, That's All Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends

Other albums	The Winning Hand

Singles	"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "I'm Sorry" "I Want to Be Wanted" "You Can Depend on Me" "Break It to Me Gently" "All Alone Am I" "Jingle Bell Rock" "Too Many Rivers" "Let It Be Me" "Always on My Mind" "He's My Rock" "Sunday Sunrise"

Other singles	"Hallelujah, I Love You So" "America the Beautiful"

Songs	"Fly Me to the Moon" "The Letter" "Our Day Will Come"

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v t e George Jones

Studio albums	Grand Ole Opry's New Star Hillbilly Hit Parade Long Live King George Country Church Time White Lightning and Other Favorites George Jones Salutes Hank Williams Sings Country and Western Hits Sings from the Heart George Jones Sings Bob Wills Homecoming in Heaven My Favorites of Hank Williams I Wish Tonight Would Never End George Jones Sings Like the Dickens! Mr. Country & Western Music New Country Hits Old Brush Arbors Country Heart Love Bug I'm a People We Found Heaven Right Here on Earth at "4033" Walk Through This World with Me Sings the Songs of Dallas Frazier If My Heart Had Windows I'll Share My World with You Where Grass Won't Grow Will You Visit Me on Sunday? George Jones with Love George Jones Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne George Jones (We Can Make It) A Picture of Me (Without You) Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You) In a Gospel Way The Grand Tour Memories of Us The Battle Alone Again I Wanta Sing Bartender's Blues I Am What I Am Still the Same Ole Me Shine On Jones Country You've Still Got a Place in My Heart Ladies' Choice Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes Wine Colored Roses Too Wild Too Long One Woman Man You Oughta Be Here with Me Friends in High Places And Along Came Jones Walls Can Fall High-Tech Redneck I Lived to Tell It All It Don't Get Any Better Than This Cold Hard Truth The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 The Gospel Collection Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't Burn Your Playhouse Down – The Unreleased Duets

Collaborative albums	What's in Our Hearts A King & Two Queens Bluegrass Hootenanny Famous Country Duets George Jones and Gene Pitney: For the First Time! Two Great Singers George Jones and Gene Pitney (Recorded in Nashville!) It's Country Time Again! We Go Together Me and the First Lady We Love to Sing About Jesus Let's Build a World Together We're Gonna Hold On George & Tammy & Tina Golden Ring My Very Special Guests Double Trouble Together Again A Taste of Yesterday's Wine The Bradley Barn Sessions George and Tammy Super Hits One God's Country: George Jones and Friends Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again

Compilations	Hits by George Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits By Request First Time Live Super Hits Super Hits, Volume 2 16 Biggest Hits Live with the Possum 50 Years of Hits

Singles	"Why Baby Why" "White Lightning" "Window Up Above" "Tender Years" "She Thinks I Still Care" "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" "The Race Is On" "Love Bug" "Walk Through This World with Me" "If My Heart Had Windows" "Loving You Could Never Be Better" "A Picture of Me (Without You)" "The Grand Tour" "The Door" "He Stopped Loving Her Today" "I'm Not Ready Yet" "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)" "Still Doin' Time" "Same Ole Me" "Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me)" "I Always Get Lucky with You" "Tennessee Whiskey" "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" "She's My Rock" "Hallelujah, I Love You So" "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" "The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)" "Somebody Wants Me Out of the Way" "Wine Colored Roses" "The Right Left Hand" "I'm a One Woman Man" "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" "Choices" "Funny How Time Slips Away"

Collaborative singles	"We're Gonna Hold On" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Golden Ring" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Near You" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "Two Story House" (w/ Tammy Wynette) "You Better Move On" (w/ Johnny Paycheck) "Yesterday's Wine" (w/ Merle Haggard) "C.C. Waterback" (w/ Merle Haggard)

Guest singles	"A Few Ole Country Boys" (w/ Randy Travis) "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" (w/ Patty Loveless) "A Country Boy Can Survive (Y2K version)" (w/ Chad Brock and Hank Williams, Jr.) "Murder on Music Row" (w/ Dierks Bentley)

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